In these tragic and scary times we stand with Israel and all those victimized by senseless hatred and fanaticism. We pray for safety, healing, and peace.
This Shabbat, we are honored to welcome Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Rabbi Sacks will join us for services and will deliver the sermon. Please make every effort to attend.
Join us for Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat at 7:00PM. Our Friday night crowd has grown throughout the winter, and it can continue to thrive with your participation. Expect to be rewarded with food, drink, song and words of Torah following services.
Please join us Shabbat afternoon for Seudah Shlishit. Seudah Shelishit has been sponsored by Jeff Katz in memory of Rav Pinchas Merling.
Purim was a great success. Our services and parties were well attended (more than 600 people over the course of the night), the Mishloach Manot initiative was fun, delicious, as well as an effective fundraiser (about 100 individuals/families participated. To view the scroll, click here), and our Matanot L'evyonim campaign raised thousands of dollars for those in need. We are grateful to:
- Our talented Megillah readers: David Waxman & Mendel Kaplan.
- The Committee for Purim Dysfunction: Jeremy Watman, Jaqueline Fish, Alexia Marks, Daniel Gerschel, Mike Miles, Dr. Jeremy Block, Dr. Leora Walter, Suzanne & Andrew Obin, and our new hassidic friend, Elishu Yudevitch.
- The Mishloach Manot volunteers: Daniela Sirotti, Andy Gelfand, Ira Orgel, Tanya Litvinova, Sagiv Ofek, Josh Penn, Jaqueline Fish, Grace Auerbach, and Cori Robinson
- Our sponsors: Ellen Neuborne & David Landis, Suzanne Dance & Andrew Obin, Cori Robinson & Gavriel Bellino and Shelly & Elie Yudewitz.
- Several super helpful and generous vendors: Michael Shoretz of Enlightened, Richie Heisler of Butterflake Bakery in Teaneck, Reuven Friedman of RJ's Kosher Beef Jerky in Los Angeles, Edan Nayowitz of Cool Kippahs, as well as our friends from Filler Up Liquor Store in Teaneck.
- Our party co-conSPIRITors from the University of Purim: Isaac Lebewohl, Yoni Stokar, Michael Weber, and Raffi Leicht.
- Our devoted staff: Grace Auerbach, Neil Kitainik, and Vincenzo Aiosa and his staff.
- We are most grateful to Rabbi Bellino for his vision, humor, and organization and implementation of what was by all counts a crazy fun, wonderfully-spirited, and abundantly successful Purim. Check out Facebook to see photos from this most epic night.
Our plentiful and delicious Kiddushes on Sixth Street greatly enhance our synagogue and community. To sponsor or co-sponsor a Friday night Kiddush, a Shabbat Kiddush, a Shabbocktail, our Shabbeer supply, or a Seudah Shelishit, contact Rabbi Bellino. The next available kiddush is April 9th.
Classes
Wednesday Night classes will meet again Wednesday, March 30th.
FOUNDATIONS OF JUDAISM: A sensitive and sophisticated introduction to Judaism, intended for beginners, and focusing on many of the ritual, legal, linguistic, and philosophical basics of our faith. Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 PM. This week: Laws and Theory of Blessings
THOUGHT OF NACHMANIDES: A weekly class focusing on the thought of Rabbi Moses ben Nachman. Rabbi Bellino will teach the more essential commentaries on that week’s parsha and will contextualize the Ramban’s remarks within the greater contexts of parshanut and philosophy. Wednesdays 8:00-9:15 PM This week: Laws of Kashrut
MIRIAM KAPLAN ON THE PRAYERS OF DAVID, SOLOMON, DANIEL, EZRA, and NEHEMIAH. Shabbat, Following Kiddush.
JEWISH POETIC LITURGY: Rabbi Bellino will present ancient, medieval, and early-modern religious poetry. Special attention will be paid the Biblibal, Talmudic, Midrashic, and often Kabbalist references contained therein. Shabbat, Seudah Shelishit. This week: Atkinu Seudata.
Events
The next film in the our One People series, Trembling Before G-d, will be shown this upcoming Monday, March 28th. "Trembling Before G-d" is an unprecedented feature documentary that is built around intimately told personal stories of gay and lesbian Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who face a profound dilemma: how to reconcile their passionate love of Judaism and the Divine with the drastic biblical prohibitions that forbid homosexuality. Q&A with Shlomo Ashkinazy, who is featured in the film. This event has been co-sponsored by ESHEL, an organization which aims to create community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews and their families in Orthodox communities. RSVPs have closed for the event, please see more details here.
Downtown Community
We are thrilled that there are new Kosher options in our neighborhood.
Mocha Burger at 496 Laguardia Place.
Prime Sushi at the Promenade Sports Bar, 344 Third Avenue.
Please support all of our local Kosher restaurants.
The Falafel Shop at 127 Rivington Street (between Norfolk & Essex).
We are proud to be a member synagogue of The Downtown Va'ad, an Orthodox rabbinic network, founded by Rabbis Sarna & Bellino, intended to advance the welfare and flourishing of the Downtown community. Check out the Va'ad on Facebook for more information.
Feedback
We encourage your participation and insight. Feedback to Elie Yudewitz, Rabbi Bellino or the Shul Office would be most appreciated. Please contact us with any suggestions and/or concerns, or most importantly, to volunteer. You can also make suggestions here.
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